HC Deb 16 December 1992 vol 216 cc317-8W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information his Department has on the number of applications for registration of interim development order permissions that have been received by each mineral planning authority in England and Wales; how many relate to sites in designated areas; what is the land area involved; and whether the permissions are active or dormant.

Mr. Baldry

This information is not held centrally. However, according to information supplied to my Department on 2 October 1992 by the County Planning Officers Society—CPOS—the national position in England and Wales is as follows.

Total applications, England 508
Total applications, Wales 86
Number of permissions dormant, England 198

Number of permissions dormant, Wales 43
Applications in designated areas, England 126
Applications in designated areas, Wales 39
Land area involved, England 118,042
Land area involved, Wales 12,651
1Hectares.

I have placed in the library of the House copies of tables supplied to my Department by the CPOS showing the above information in more detail and broken down by mineral planning authority.

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information his Department has on the number of applications for registration of interim development order permissions received by each mineral planning authority in England and Wales that have been accompanied by(a) an original, or certified true copy, certificate of interim development order permission, (b) an original, or certified true copy, plan of interim development order permission and (c) evidence of winning and working; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Baldry

This information is not held centrally.